NEW FEATURE: a Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings chart which includes final Total Viewers for each show. We have a limited ability to make revisions to the format (a side-by-side comparison of morning and afternoon ratings isn’t doable, for example), but would appreciate any thoughts and comments.

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 8.1, compared to 9.7 last week. Elsewhere, 60 MINUTES gained 0.2 in finals, while the BOB’S BURGERS season premiere and the 7PM rerun of THE SIMPSONS each lost 0.1.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD devoured Sunday cable, up 0.13 to 3.44. Nothing else was close, with Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY next at 0.93, down 0.04 from last week, while YOUR PRETTY FACE rose 0.07 to 0.52. On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS had a 0.19 jump to 0.76, while DASH DOLLS was up 0.04 to 0.27, and HOUSE OF DVF was up a tenth to 0.19. VH1’s BASKETBALL WIVES gained 0.09 to 0.73. THE STRAIN (FX) dropped 0.09 to 0.54. NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.53. On Bravo, MARRIED TO MEDICINE ticked up to 0.47, and DON’T BE TARDY edged down 0.02 to 0.45, but MANZOD WITH CHILDREN lost 0.11 to 0.27. The season finale of Showtime’s RAY DONOVAN was up 0.03 to 0.46, and the season finale of MASTERS OF SEX found an extra 0.01 to 0.14. On HBO, a lead-in VICE special at 0.19 seemed to help the night’s other shows, as PROJECT GREENLIGHT was 0.05 less pathetic it’s been at 0.09, with 218K total viewers, while DOLL & EM was also (relatively) strong, up 0.04 to 0.06 with 145K total viewers, but all were behind the 0.27 for LAST WEEK TONIGHT.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday September 27, 2015

P18-49

P2+

Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

FEAR THE WALKING DEAD

AMC

9:00 PM

62

3.44

6,655

2

RICK & MORTY

ADULT SWIM

11:30 PM

30

0.93

1,891

3

NFL COUNTDOWN L: N/A

ESPN

11:00 AM

120

0.80

1,784

4

KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS

E!

8:00 PM

60

0.76

1,660

5

BASKETBALL WIVES LA 4

VH1

9:00 PM

60

0.73

1,458

6

TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO

DISNEY CHANNEL

9:30 PM

30

0.71

2,816

7

NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY L

ESPN

10:00 AM

60

0.56

1,326

8

STRAIN

FX

10:00 PM

63

0.54

1,231

9

NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE L: NEW HAMPSHIRE

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

2:25 PM

184

0.53

2,944

10

YOUR PRETTY FACE/HELL

ADULT SWIM

12:15 AM

15

0.52

1,063

11

MARRIED TO MEDICINE

BRAVO

9:00 PM

60

0.47

1,090

12

RAY DONOVAN S3

SHOWTIME PRIME

9:02 PM

56

0.46

1,502

13

SPORTSCENTER 1AM L

ESPN

12:35 AM

85

0.46

841

14

DONT BE TARDY

BRAVO

10:00 PM

30

0.45

985

15

GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE 6

FOOD NETWORK

9:00 PM

60

0.43

1,276

16

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L

ESPN

9:00 AM

60

0.42

942

17

SISTER WIVES

TLC

9:00 PM

61

0.42

1,332

18

MLB SUNDAY NIGHT L: PITTSBURGH/CHICAGO CUBS

ESPN

8:00 PM

182

0.39

1,484

19

GUYS GROCERY GAMES

FOOD NETWORK

8:00 PM

60

0.39

1,317

20

TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12

NICKELODEON

11:00 AM

60

0.37

1,433

21

CUTTHROAT KITCHEN

FOOD NETWORK

10:00 PM

60

0.37

981

22

BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT

HOME AND GARDEN TV

8:30 PM

30

0.32

1,430

23

FANTASY SHOW L: N/A

ESPN2

11:00 AM

120

0.31

529

24

NASCAR SPRINT CUP POST

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

5:29 PM

46

0.30

1,533

25

SISTER WIVES: CLIP SHOW

TLC

10:01 PM

61

0.30

1,001

26

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN

11:02 PM

93

0.29

652

27

NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING

NFL NETWORK

9:00 AM

240

0.29

558

28

NASCAR SPRINT CUP START L

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

2:00 PM

25

0.28

1,890

29

TOY STORY OF TERROR

DISNEY CHANNEL

4:00 PM

30

0.28

1,423

30

BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT

HOME AND GARDEN TV

8:00 PM

30

0.28

1,486

31

MANZOD WITH CHILDREN

BRAVO

10:30 PM

30

0.27

672

32

LAST WEEK TONIGHT

HBO PRIME

11:07 PM

29

0.27

658

33

DASH DOLLS

E!

9:00 PM

60

0.27

642

34

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L

ESPN

8:00 AM

60

0.26

681

35

VACATION HOUSE FOR FREE

HOME AND GARDEN TV

12:00 PM

60

0.26

991

36

EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS

HBO PRIME

6:25 PM

115

0.26

604

37

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L

ESPN

7:10 PM

50

0.23

696

38

WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE

BRAVO

11:00 PM

30

0.22

548

39

NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS

NFL NETWORK

7:30 PM

60

0.20

525

40

HOUSE OF DVF

E!

10:00 PM

60

0.19

440

41

ON THE CASE WITH PZ

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

10:00 PM

60

0.19

963

42

VICE SPECIAL REPORT:FIXIN

HBO PRIME

9:01 PM

68

0.19

513

43

HALLOWEENS MOST EXTREME

TRAVEL CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.18

394

44

PREMIER LEAGUE L: CRYSTAL PALACE/WATFORD

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

10:54 AM

126

0.16

385

45

POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE

SPIKE TV

10:30 AM

30

0.16

499

46

POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH

SPIKE TV

10:00 AM

30

0.16

495

47

LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / CRUZ AZUL

UNIVISION DEPORTES

5:53 PM

127

0.16

356

48

PARTS UNKNOWN

CNN

9:00 PM

60

0.16

606

49

STATE OF THE UNION

CNN

11:00 AM

60

0.15

883

50

GHOST TOWN

HBO PRIME

10:00 AM

102

0.15

329

51

MARRIED TO MEDICINE

BRAVO

12:00 AM

61

0.15

418

52

MASTERS OF SEX S3

SHOWTIME PRIME

10:02 PM

51

0.14

605

53

GIADA IN ITALY

FOOD NETWORK

11:00 AM

30

0.14

692

54

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

5:00 PM

60

0.14

1,254

55

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF APE: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF APE

HBO PRIME

4:10 PM

130

0.14

307

56

SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 AM

60

0.14

923

57

RUGGED JUSTICE

ANIMAL PLANET

8:00 PM

61

0.13

809

58

STATE OF THE UNION

CNN

10:36 AM

24

0.13

753

59

NFL GAMEDAY FINAL

NFL NETWORK

12:00 AM

90

0.13

253

60

FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS

CNN

10:00 AM

36

0.13

746

61

WNBA PLAYOFFS L: NY LIBERTY/INDIANA FEVER

ESPN

1:00 PM

127

0.13

316

62

TACO TRIP

FOOD NETWORK

5:00 PM

30

0.13

584

63

NASCAR SC COUNTDOWN GREEN

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

1:30 PM

30

0.13

891

64

HALLOWEEN CRAZY

TRAVEL CHANNEL

11:00 PM

60

0.13

245

65

FOOD PARADISES

TRAVEL CHANNEL

7:00 PM

60

0.13

349

66

MLS REGULAR SEASON L

ESPN

5:12 PM

118

0.13

278

67

OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND

ESPN2

9:00 AM

30

0.12

361

68

NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE

NFL NETWORK

1:00 PM

210

0.12

289

69

NFL GAMEDAY FIRST: NFL GAMEDAY FIRST

NFL NETWORK

7:00 AM

120

0.12

242

70

SPORTS REPORTERS

ESPN2

9:30 AM

30

0.12

413

71

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

4:00 PM

60

0.12

1,124

72

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

6:00 PM

60

0.12

1,062

73

WEEKEND EXPRESS

HLN

7:00 AM

60

0.12

348

74

NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE

NFL NETWORK

4:30 PM

180

0.12

313

75

SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L

ESPN2

10:00 AM

60

0.12

332

76

SOMOS LMX

UNIVISION DEPORTES

8:00 PM

60

0.12

261

77

MARRIED TO MEDICINE

BRAVO

2:02 AM

58

0.11

275

78

FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 AM

60

0.11

964

79

MEDIA BUZZ

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

11:00 AM

60

0.11

970

80

POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER

SPIKE TV

9:30 AM

30

0.11

359

81

NORBIT

HBO PRIME

6:00 AM

102

0.11

211

82

HALLOWEEN TRICKED OUT

TRAVEL CHANNEL

12:00 AM

60

0.11

233

83

TACO TRIP

FOOD NETWORK

5:30 PM

30

0.11

508

84

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

7:00 PM

60

0.11

1,099

85

ALASKA HAUNTING

DESTINATION AMERICA

10:00 PM

60

0.11

386

86

FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 AM

60

0.11

1,089

87

PAID PROGRAM

USA NETWORK

7:00 AM

30

0.11

339

88

DEAD OR ALIVE

HISTORY

11:30 AM

30

0.11

557

89

STATE OF THE UNION

CNN

12:00 PM

60

0.10

863

90

HALLOWEEN TRICKED OUT

TRAVEL CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.10

310

91

TACO TRIP

FOOD NETWORK

4:30 PM

30

0.10

478

92

MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW

TBS NETWORK

1:30 PM

36

0.10

228

93

WEEKEND EXPRESS

HLN

8:00 AM

60

0.10

285

94

NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRE

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

1:00 PM

30

0.10

573

95

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

3:00 PM

60

0.10

822

96

SNAPPED

OXYGEN MEDIA

9:00 PM

60

0.10

405

97

NASCAR VICTORY LAP

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

6:15 PM

60

0.10

467

98

FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 AM

60

0.10

730

99

HITLERS DEATH SQUAD: HITLERS DEATH SQUAD

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL

9:00 PM

120

0.10

499

100

TACO TRIP

FOOD NETWORK

4:00 PM

30

0.09

452

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